St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum

Historic, but still operational St. Bartholomew's Hospital located in Smithfield, Central London. Founded in 1123 by Raher, Heraldry of King Henry I. St Bartholomew's Hospital is the oldest hospital in the United Kingdom still serving. In the basement of the building there is a museum telling the long and interesting history of the institution in Smithfield.

In addition to the official name, it also has a second one. The hospital was called the "House of the Poor in West Smithfield in the suburbs of the London Henry VIII Foundation", thanks to which the hospital could resume operations after huge financial problems. The institution has become a place of breakthrough moments for world medicine. It was here that William Harvey conducted cardiovascular research (17th century), Percivall Pott and John Abernethy developed important principles for modern surgery (18th century), and Mrs. Bedford Fenwick worked to improve the qualifications of nurses in the late 19th century.